How do I place a bet on Rachael Alexandra in the upcoming Woodward Stakes without actually attending the race? [more inside]
posted by warble on Aug 24, 2009 - 5 answers

Remember this Wired article about "computer teams" analyzing horse races in Asia? What became of that? Were the theories sound? What exactly were they doing? Are there any other articles, academic or otherwise, about modeling horse races? [more inside]
posted by geoff. on Aug 20, 2008 - 5 answers

Belmont Stakes question: What was the payout on a 2 dollar exacta box (24 dollar total wager because the box had four horses) that included Da'Tara and Denis of Cork?
posted by zembla3 on Jun 7, 2008 - 2 answers

Any chance of me watching the National online outside the UK ? My extensive searching turned up naught. Phoned me mum to put on a bet and it would be nice to see my pick fall at the first. Help a punter out.
posted by Webbster on Apr 12, 2007 - 5 answers

Is there a good source of horse racing results in a machine readable format? I'd prefer them to be inexpensive or free, and to be up to date.
posted by david1230 on Oct 12, 2006 - 3 answers

What's the flaw in this horse racing betting system? [MI] [more inside]
posted by Dreamghost on Dec 16, 2004 - 41 answers

Any horse handicappers here? What are your favorite techniques? Which race
factors do you tend to zero in on? What sort of betting strategy or angles do you employ? Do you parlay? hedge? do straight tickets? dabble in the exotics? play it ultra-conservative? do birthdates? [more inside]
posted by RavinDave on Jul 6, 2004 - 1 answer

Can anyone recommend a good gambling website in order to bet on the Kentucky Derby? [more inside] [more inside]
posted by rorycberger on Apr 27, 2004 - 10 answers

My boss has asked me to find out how one goes about buying a race horse. I've suggested she perhaps considers a share through a syndicate and have found a few books through amazon, but does anyone have any practical advice as to reliable sources of information, reliable potential trainers or anything else she might need to consider? We're in the UK and she'd be looking to purchase here - I suspect this will make a difference to advice.
posted by biffa on Dec 17, 2003 - 4 answers